Hotel director tampered with electricity meters
The director of the former Les Lapin Hotel in Ta’ Xbiex was this morning conditionally discharged for one year and ordered to pay €160 in court expenses after he was found guilty of tampering with the hotel’s electricity meters.
Dieter Fenech, 36, from Mellieha had been charged with tampering with the meters and defrauding Enemalta of €32,000 worth of electricity.
He was charged following an inspection in July 2002, when it had been noted that the red seals in the plant room had been tampered with.
However, he was acquitted of stealing the electricity as the consumption remained the same even after new meters were installed.
As the person in charge, he was found criminally responsible for damaging the seals.
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Mr T Zahra
Nov 23rd 2012, 20:16
Seems like e Schembri, Paul Camilleri and Gorg Scibberas have declared themselves as judge, jury and executioner. May I suggest to all three of you to go back to school and learn how to read. Schembri since you blatantly laid down your attack can you please explain where the 32,000 came from when the consumption of electricity remained constant based on Enemalta admission!!!!
E Schembri
Nov 23rd 2012, 13:42
How about paying the €32000 back to Enemalta plus fines and interest?
As they say, in Malta it pays to be a criminal!
Joseph Vassallo, (Bugibba)
Nov 23rd 2012, 19:45
ACQUITTED... since consumption remained the same after the meters were changed; therefore no electricity was stolen. The sentence relates to broken meter seals.
Can you imagine a director of Les Lapin going into a plant room and tampering with a meter? The court said "As the person in charge, he was responsible for whoever broke those seals". Normally Enemalta charges LM20 but not this time.
Joseph Vassallo, (Bugibba)
Nov 23rd 2012, 19:47
As they say, in Malta we are so ready to write before read. You should have finished reading the report.
paul camilleri
Nov 23rd 2012, 13:15
i wonder? if he was found guilty in tampering with the meters and no electricity was stolen, then why tamper with them in the first place? and how come enimalta was sueing for 32,000 euro if there was no such consumption?. oh sorry i just relised this is a case of the Mellisyndrom. where all melliehians get away scott free
Gorg Sciberras
Nov 23rd 2012, 11:15
Our courts are really efficient if a case starting in 2002 or thereabouts has cost only 160 Euro!
paul camilleri
Nov 24th 2012, 09:02
the funny thing is if you start a court case your asked to pay at least 350 euros
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